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terrigenous

American

[te-rij-uh-nuhs] / tɛˈrɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

produced by the earth.
Geology. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighboring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such sediments.

terrigenous British

/ tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

of or produced by the earth
(of geological deposits) formed in the sea from material derived from the land by erosion

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terrigenous Scientific

/ tĕ-rĭj′ə-nəs /

Derived from the land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of shallow marine sediments.

Etymology

Origin of terrigenous

1675–85; < Latin terrigenus, equivalent to terr ( a ) earth + -i- -i- + -genus -genous

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